CARIBBEAN MAGAZINE PLUS POETRY CONTEST, 2023 WINNERS ANNOUNCED AND AWARD CEREMONY

October 3, 2023 The Caribbean Magazine Plus Poetry Contest 2023 winners have been announced. The first place finisher was Sigmund Griffith from Saint Lucia with his entry, “Caribbean Cry.” Sigmund…

Indigenous people can be a part of the tourism chain too!

By: Staff Writer October 3, 2023 The Organisation of American States is empowering indigenous communities to become tourism entrepreneurs and giving them the information to stay sustainable. Richard Campbell, chief…

Has Venezuela Prison Raid Smashed Tren de Aragua?

October 3, 2023 The Venezuelan government claimed to have “utterly dismantled” the powerful Tren de Aragua gang after seizing one of the country’s most notorious prisons. Yet the operation smacks…

UN Security Council approves sending a Kenya-led force to Haiti to fight violent gangs

October 3, 2023 The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to send a multinational armed force led by Kenya to Haiti to help combat violent gangs, marking the first time in…

Costa Rica Breaks Homicide Record Amid Security Coordination Struggles

October 3, 2023 Homicides in Costa Rica have reached record highs as the government struggles to coordinate numerous agencies to address mounting security threats. Costa Rica has already exceeded the…

El Salvador Police Reports Contradict Bukele’s Triumphalism

October 3, 2023 More than a dozen confidential reports from El Salvador’s National Civil Police obtained by InSight Crime reveal that, although “weakened” after a year and a half under…

Statement from the OAS Electoral Mission in Guatemala on the New Raid on the TSE and the Request to Withdraw Immunity from Judges of the Court

October 3, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Guatemala views with great concern the new raid carried out at the headquarters of…

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AMBASSADOR ASSUMES HISTORIC THIRD TERM PRESIDENCY OF  THE OAS PERMANENT COUNCIL

October 3, 2023 Sir Ronald Sanders, Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the Organization of American States (OAS), is set to create history by assuming the presidency of the OAS…

Antigua and Barbuda Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission

October 3, 2023 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Ms. Emine Boz, visited Saint John’s during September 18–29 to hold discussions for the 2023 Article IV consultation…

EDITORIAL: Enjoy this life

September 29, 2023 These times are becoming exciting again. WE are a blessed generation because never in our life has the world been at a stage of relative peace and…

AUDIO: Devotions led by Fr Bradley Miller

September 29, 2023 Devotion for today is led by Father Bradley Miller of All Saints Church in New Providence, The Bahamas.

COMMENTARY: Guyana-Venezuela: the path to peaceful resolution

By Sir Ronald Sanders September 29, 2023 Recent intimidatory and aggressive statements issued from Venezuela in the name of President Nicolas Maduro, the Government of Venezuela and the National Assembly…